The Concise Verse

Poetry Podcast

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Where brevity meets beauty - a new poem every week.

5d ago

"How Still the Bells in Steeples Stand" by Emily Dickinson

HOW still the bells in steeples stand, Till, swollen with the sky, They leap upon their silver feet In frantic melody!
Oct 4

"Oread" by H.D.

Whirl up, sea— whirl your pointed pines, splash your great pines on our rocks, hurl your green over us, cover us with your pools of fir.
Sep 27

"In September" by Amy Levy

The sky is silver-grey; the long Slow waves caress the shore.— On such a day as this I have been glad, Who shall be glad no more.
Sep 20

"Thought" by Alice Dunbar-Nelson

A swift, successive chain of things, That flash, kaleidoscope-like, now in, now out, Now straight, now eddying in wild rings, No order, neither law, compels their moves, But endless, constant, always swiftly roves.
Sep 13

"To My Sister" by Henry Reed Conant

May still thy deeds of innocence, Like stars of heaven, shine; And thou retain thy purity, Till Heaven itself is thine!
Sep 6

"Dunbar" by Anne Spencer

Ah, how poets sing and die! Make one song and Heaven takes it; Have one heart and Beauty breaks it; Chatterton, Shelley, Keats and I— Ah, how poets sing and die!
Aug 30

"Chapter Heading" by Ernest Hemingway

For we have thought the longer thoughts And gone the shorter way. And we have danced to devils' tunes, Shivering home to pray; To serve one master in the night, Another in the day.
Aug 23

"Taking Leave of a Friend" by Ezra Pound

Blue mountains to the north of the walls, White river winding about them; Here we must make separation And go out through a thousand miles of dead grass. Mind like a floating wide cloud, Sunset like the parting of old acquaintances Who bow over their clasped hands at a distance. Our horses neigh to each other as we are departing.

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Trailer - "The Red Wheelbarrow" by William Carlos Williams

Hello and Welcome! My name is John, and this is The Concise Verse, a podcast for people who love poetry but don't always have time for it. In each episode we'll bring you a single, beautiful poem. No commentary, no analysis, just the verse itself, read with care and respect. Each poem will be around a minute or less. A perfect dose of art for your commute, your coffee break, or whenever you need a moment of peace. New poems arrive every week. You can find them by searching for The Concise Verse on your favorite podcast app. Before you go, here is a small taste: "The Red Wheelbarrow" by William Carlos Williams. so much depends upon a red wheel barrow glazed with rain water beside the white chickens

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Excellent.

2d ago

TerryH1945

Simple and to the point. Great poems with no unnecessary filler. I like your voice also. Well done!
Nice selection of poems.

Apr 16

BobbieH1950

I enjoy listening to the variety of short poems presented.

Where brevity meets beauty - a new poem every week.

Creator

Poetry Podcast
Years Active

2025 - 2026
Episodes

56
Rating

Clean
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